Chamber Connection - Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce

Chamber
Chamber Connection
Connection
A publication of the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce
August 2014 • website: www.woosterchamber.com • email: [email protected] • 330-262-5735
Friday, September 26
Saturday, September 27
Downtown Wooster
Free Fun for the Family!
Wooster ARea
Safety Council
How To Develop a Safety & Health Program
Corn Hole Tournament
Friday, September 26 • 6 PM
Compete in a double-elimination style tournament with a team
of two for a chance to win great prizes! The fee is $40 per
team and includes a free souvenir t-shirt and complimentary drink
ticket. Contest is limited to the first 32 teams that register.
Sponsored by Morrison Custom Welding.
Woosters Own Talent Show
Saturday, September 27 • 2 PM
Bring it on! All talent is welcome at the Woosterfest Talent Show
sponsored by MCTV. We are looking for Wooster's undiscovered
talent--singers, dancers, comedians and more! Audition dates are
Thursday, August 28th and Tuesday, September 2nd from 5:307:30 PM at the Chamber office.
Robert Powell, an Industrial Safety
Consultant Specialist with the Bureau of
Workers' Compensation will be the guest
speaker at the Wooster Area Safety
Council meeting on Wednesday, August
27th at 11:45 AM at Memories Party &
Conference Center. Robert will share how
to develop a Safety & Health Program that
includes more than just policies and procedures. Safety & health
professionals should develop a safety culture that involves top senior
management and employee involvement. There is nothing worth
getting hurt over within our workplace. A team approach to safety
will reward everyone! The luncheon is $15.00 for Chamber
members or $20.00 for non-members. For reservations visit
www.wascaugust2014.eventbrite.com.
Beer Stein Race
Saturday, September 27 • 6 PM
What happens at the Bowman Beverage Beer Stein Race stays
at the Beer Stein Race! It's always an adventure for this fun
& fierce competition. Four team members carry oversized beer
steins of water through a variety of obstacles in an attempt to
fill a large bucket faster than their opponents. Entry fee is $50
per team and includes a souvenir t-shirt, drink ticket & bragging
rights.
Contests & Beer Garden
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Join the Safety Council & Save Money!
The Wooster Area Safety Council is a forum designed
to help improve your workplace. We take pride in bringing
you experts that can provide the information you need to
to create a safe work environment for your employees and
community. The council is partnered with the Bureau of
Workers' Compensation Division of Safety & Hygiene to give us
access to top notch health & safety resources.
Employers that actively participate in the program by
attending ten monthly meetings and submitting a brief semiannual report will receive a 2% rebate on their annual premium.
Additionally, employers who reduce their frequency rate or
severity rate by at least 10% or maintain both rates at zero
may receive an additional 2% rebate on their annual premium.
This really can add up to substantial savings! For information
call Angela Withrow-Chenevey at 330-262-5735.
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Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce
2014 Board of Directors
Stewart Fitz Gibbon, Chair
Wayne Savings Community Bank
Dee Vaidya, Past Chair
RDM Equipment Company
Lesley Mast, Chair Elect
Rea & Associates
Dr. John Cook, Treasurer
Long, Cook & Samsa, LLC
Mark Morrison, Secretary
Morrison Custom Welding, Inc.
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Michael Carroll
LuK USA LLC
Rod Crider
Wayne Economic Development Council
Bret Defibaugh
Bowman Beverage
Bobbi Douglas
Steps/Every Woman's House
Ryan Gilbert
PNC Bank
Bruce Hendrick
RBB Systems, Inc.
Sandra Hull
Main Street Wooster, Inc.
Louise Keating
Keating Law Offices, LLP/
Wayne County Title Agency, Inc.
Phil Mariola
City Square Steakhouse
Jon McGurk
Buckeye Container
Jackie Middleton
The College of Wooster
Dan Shanahan
Buehler Food Markets
Bill Sheron
Wooster Community Hospital
Martha Starkey
Wayne Co. Convention & Visitors' Bureau
Tim Swift
The Wooster Brush Company
Dr. Anthony P. Tizzano
Cleveland Clinic Wooster
Paul Williams
Wooster Motor Ways
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Staff
Justin Starlin, President
Sue Peeples, Vice President
Samira Zimmerly, Project Coordinator
Angela Withrow-Chenevey,
Receptionist
Economic Indicators
MAY 14
APR 14
MAY 13
Unemployment, U.S.
6.3%
6.3%
7.5%
Unemployment, Ohio
5.5%5.7%7.3%
Unemployment,
Wayne County
4.2%
4.2%
5.9%
Labor Force Total
Wayne County
56,500
56,600
57,400
Labor Force Employed
Wayne County
MAY 14
APR 14
MAY 13
54,100
54,200
54,000
Labor Force Unemployed
Wayne County
2,400
2,400
3,400
CPI-U Index Covering All
Urban Consumers
237.900
237.072
232.945
CPI-W Index for Wage
Clerical Workers
234.216
233.443
229.399
Wednesday, August 6 - 5-7 PM u Ohio State ATI
Gather on the beautiful campus of the Ohio State University Agricultural
Technical Institute located just south of downtown Wooster on Madison Hill. OSU
ATI is a valued educational institution for the Wooster area and Northeast Ohio. Plan
to attend this business after hours event which will give you insight as to the offerings
of ATI to both the community and incoming students. For reservations visit www.
osuatibah.eventbrite.com.
Wednesday, September 17 - 5-7 PM u Hidden Valley Cabin
One of Wooster's best kept secrets is the Hidden Valley
Cabin nestled on 60 secluded acres in the Kilbuck Creek area
just outside Wooster. The site is the perfect getaway for families and camping. They offer gold
panning, geocaching, an archaeological dig zone and enchanted forest for the kids! It's a great place
for weddings, summer day camps, corporate events, birthday parties & reunions. The address is 5510
Lattasburg Road exactly across from the number 8 mile marker.
New Members
• ABS Materials, Inc., 1909 Old Mansfield Rd, Wooster, OH
44691. 330-234-7999. Graham Evans, CFO. Manufactures
and distributes osorb®, an engineered glass material that rapidly recovers or destroys
contaminants from water.
• America's Energy Efficient Solutions Inc., 148 E. Liberty Street, Wooster, OH 44691. 330466-0760. www.americasees.com. Dave Woodridge, President. Offers interior and exterior
LED lighting retrofits and new installations. Also offers natural gas and electrical generation
brokerage services.
• FEW Automotive Glass, 1660 Enterprise Parkway, Suite G, Wooster, OH 44691. 234.249.1880.
www.few-usa.com. Jeffrey Werntz, General Manager. FEW manufactures soldering connectors
for windshields and backlights in the automotive industry.
• Pallotta Ford Lincoln, 4199 Cleveland Road, Wooster, OH 44691. 330.345.6600. www.
pallottaford.com. Michael Pallotta, President. Sale of new & used vehicles. Service collision
center for all makes and models. Ford parts & accessories, Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
and Auto Spa Detailing.
• Tumbleweed, 4147 Burbank Road, Wooster, OH 44691. 330.345.1550. 330.345.1550.
Kayla Carmel, Field Marketing Coordinator. We are a fun, festive environment celebrating the
original American cuisine that is TexMex.
• Ohio Army National Guard, 1400 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, OH 44691. 614.376.5026.
www. nationalguard.com. SSG Brad Shaffer, Recruiting and Retention NCO.
• UMH Properties Inc., dba Melrose Village. 4400 Melrose Drive, #301, Wooster, OH 44691.
330-345-3005. www.umh.com. Jeremy Mitchell, Property Manager. Manufactured homes,
community housing, sales, rentals & property management.
O F D RE
It was a beautiful night for the
Field of Dreams softball game on Saturday,
July 12th at Wooster Foursquare Church.
20
14 Twenty business players were matched
up with Special Olympians from the
Nick Amster Workshop for the 16th
Special Olympics consecutive year. The team from D+S
Distribution came back from a deficit to
tie the game with Wooster Transit & Mobility Management in the
last inning. Our thanks to the many sponsors who made the game
possible.
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Field of Dreams Game is a Victory
Proudly Sponsored By
Home Run Sponsors
Buehler's Fresh Foods • Campbell Construction Inc. • Dairy Queen • Chuck Dougherty • EF Pouly Company • Farm Credit Services •
Fike Advisors • FirstMerit Bank • Frontz Drilling • Insurance Centre Agency • Deb & Jon Jenkins • Ken Miller Supply, Inc. • Leppo Rents,
Bobcat of Wooster • Leroy's Place • Memories Party & Conference Center • Olson Heating & Cooling • Orrville Printing Company, Inc. •
Pine Tree Barn • Pizzazz Performance Wear • RBB Systems Inc. • Ritzman Pharmacies • Schar Heating & Cooling Inc. • Shelmar Realty,
Inc. • Dr. Bradley J. Smith, Optometrist • The Commercial & Savings Bank • The Locksmith Shop • The Wooster Brush Company •
Troyer Roofing & Construction LLC • Dee & Mary Vaidya • Wayne Lanes • Weaver Custom Homes • Wooster Glass Company • Wooster
Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Grand Slam Sponsors
The Apple Creek Banking Company • Buckeye Container • Campbell Construction Inc. • CenturyLink • Certified Angus Beef LLC • FritoLay • Long, Cook & Samsa • McElroy Packaging • MCTV • Mental Health & Recovery Board of Wayne-Holmes Counties • MetroMedia
Technologies • Midwest Health Services • MT Business Technologies • Murr Printing • Ports Petroleum Co Inc. • Prentke Romich Company
• R&R Appraisal Service • Rock Solid Flooring • SH Distributing, Inc. • Shelmar Tennis & Fitness Club • Spurgeon Chevrolet • The
Daily Record • The Grande Ranch • The Village Network • Tricor Industrial • Wayne County Community Foundation • Wayne Savings
Community Bank • Western Reserve Group
MVP Sponsors
AAA Ohio Auto Club • Affinity Salon - Rachel McIntire • Buffalo Wild Wings • Certified Angus Beef • Coblentz Chocolate • Coccia House
• Days Inn Wooster • Dominos • Donatos • Elder Beerman • Everything Rubbermaid • Fiore’s • First Amendment • Green Thumb Floral
• Hawk’s Nest • Henry Station • Lehman’s Hardware • Lemonberry Frozen Yogurt • MacKenzie’s Silver & Gold • Mid-Ohio Aviation,
Inc. • Mohican Hills Golf Club • Oh My Word Greetings & Such • OH-YO! Frozen Yogurt • Quailcrest Farms • Rural King • Salon Fringe
• Santmyer Oil • ServiceMaster Professional Cleaning • Spoon Market •Stull’s Hair Clinic •The Butcher at Spoon Market • The Faithful
Little Cupcake • The Grande Ranch
Membership News
...Wooster's own JAFB-Wooster Brewery has been nominated for the Best Craft Brewery in America by The Daily
Meal. The nominations have been narrowed down to the top 118 breweries in the land!
...Congratulations to Chamber member Mike McClintock of McClintock Electric for finishing his Race Across
America. Mike biked 3,000 miles in an 11-day trip from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD raising funds for
CAMO and the American Cancer Society. Way to go on reaching your personal quest!
...Congratulations to Keith DiDonato who recently joined The College of Wooster as the Associate Vice President for Development.
...The Wayne County Community Foundation's Women's Fund is open for business and the foundation is accepting grant
applications from nonprofit agencies in the community. For more information call the Foundation at 330-262-3877.
...AT&T has expanded its 4G LTE network in Wayne County to now include parts of Marshallville, Orrville & Smithville. The
expansion is part of a three-year investment plan to expand and enhance AT&Ts IP broadband networks.
...Wayne Insurance Group awarded The Insurance Centre Agency a Bronze level Winner's Circle Award for writing more than
$100,000 in premiums with Wayne Insurance while attaining an excellent earned lost ratio during the past three years.
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Leadership Wooster Class of 2014/15 Announced
The Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to
announce the 19th class of Leadership Wooster sponsored by First
National Bank. The program will kick off on Wednesday, August
13th with team building exercises at Christian Children's Home of
Ohio. Over 500 have graduated from the program and are making
a significant impact on the growth and success of our community.
Leadership Wooster is a year long program designed to cultivate leadership skills and to
build a resource of community leaders. Join us in welcoming the following students:
Charles Bisesi • The Wooster Brush Company
Lynette Boggs • Wayne County Schools Career
Center
Kimm Bond • Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Sheree Brownson • The Wooster Brush Company
Shauna Brummet • BioHio Research Park
June Chandler-White, CAMO
Sara Denney • Sprenger Health Care Systems
Jeff Garner • PNC Bank
Andy Kellar • Wooster City Schools
Susan Kinkopf • Haudenschild Insurance Agency, Inc.
Donna Knack • Wayne Savings Community Bank
Richard Leone • Wooster City Schools
Ethan Lewis • Wayne Insurance Group
Susan Madura • Wayne Savings Community Bank
Amy Marinello • Marinello Realty
Susan Marlar • Meaden & Moore
Beau Mastrine • The College of Wooster
Mark Mays • Nagy's Collision Center
Kimberly Morrow • Akron Brass Company
Meredith Mullet • Rea & Associates
Michelle Quisenberry • Wooster Community Hospital
Timothy Rhodes • First National Bank
Jocelyn Rodgers • Western Reserve Group
Mason Russell • LuK USA LLC
John Sayers • Town and Country Coop
Bryan Schaaf • Certified Angus Beef LLC
Stacey Shaw • Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative
Dave Tenney • Wayne County Public Library
Brandon Thomas • Wooster Motor Ways, Inc.
Rick Westfall • McClintock Electric Inc.
Lindsey Whittlesey • Certified Angus Beef LLC
Tyson Wiles • The Will-Burt Company
Michael Woolworth • Christian Children's Home
Kathy Yoder • Ohio State University ATI
Brian Zaugg • LuK USA LLC
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COMPLETELY REMODELED FITNESS CENTER
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Whats Coming Up in Downtown!
Festa Italiana
Saturday, August 9th
11 AM-11 PM
Sponsored by: Amici
Italiani
Concert/Cruise In
Friday, August 15th
7-9:30 PM
Band: Grease Lightning
Sponsored by D+S Distribution and
Long, Cook & Samsa, CPAs
Downtown Farmer's Market
Every Saturday thru October 25th
Open 8 AM to 12 Noon
Local growers, producers & artists
along with live music!
Small Business
Workshop
Need small business help? Attend our
information packed sessions and learn
about local resources, licenses, financing,
business planning, common pitfalls &
more from a certified business counselor!
When: Wednesday, August 6 • 5:30 PM
Wednesday, September 3 • 2 PM
Where: Wooster Chamber of Commerce 377 W. Liberty Street • Wooster
Register on-line at www.cantonsbdc.org.
A small materials fee applies.
MEET...other young professionals in the Wooster area
ATTEND...social and professional networking events CONNECT...with local business
and community leaders ENJOY...Wooster nightlife.
Meet up at the Market Grill
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Meet up with the Young Professionals at the Market Grill
on Thursday, August 7th at 5 PM in downtown Wooster. Mix and
mingle with other people who are at a similar point in their lives
and career. The Market Grill has an awesome outdoor patio and
will be serving some delicious free appetizers. Grab a pal and
join us for some great drink specials. To register visit www.
ypmarketgrill.eventbrite.com.
Volunteer for Back to School Event
Providing customized
training & assessments for
business and industry!
(330) 669-7070 www.wcscc.org
New name. New look. Same great expertise and service.
New clothes can help a child with a new beginning
this fall. Volunteer a few hours of your time to help with the
People to People clothing drive on Monday, August 4th from
6-9 PM at Church of the Nazarene on Oak Hill Road. We need
YP's to organize clothes and help kids pick out their outfit for the first day of school.
If you are interested in helping please email [email protected].
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Tax | Assurance | Business Advisory
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694 Winkler Drive • Wooster, Ohio
330-345-2001 • www.all-events-rental.com
Recruiting – Staffing – Human Resource Solutions
Professional – Administrative - Light Industrial
209 Hostetler, Orrville
330-345-4342
[email protected]
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Certified Computer Training and Consulting
Hands- On Training ● Custom Services
Large & Small Groups ● Your Location or Ours
www.computersenseonline.com
2098 Portage Rd., Suite 200, Wooster ● (330) 262-2343
Bruce Hendrick, President & CEO of RBB
Systems and founder of Organizational Development
Services LLC will be the guest speaker at the second
Professional Development Series hosted by the Young
Professionals. The luncheon will be held on Wednesday,
September 17th from 11:30 AM to 1 PM at the Wayne
County Public Library. His presentation, entitled "Be
Credible and Get Promoted without Sacrificing Your
Integrity" will provide YPs with tips on how to climb the
rung while your still young.
Bruce's 30 years of teaching experience combined
with progressive management roles in multiple industries
and community groups adds value to his learning sessions.
He specializes in workshops and training that focus on trust building, leadership,
management, interpersonal communications, conflict resolution, strategic planning and
more. For more information on Bruce visit www.brucehendrick.com.
The cost of the event is $10 and reservations must be made in advance at
www.ypdevelopmentseries.eventbrite.com.
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